The Riverside Prep Silver Knights will head out on the road to take on the Upland Highlanders/Scots at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Riverside Prep 3.1, Upland 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Riverside Prep will head out to face Upland after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Riverside Prep fell 6-2 to Village Christian. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Silver Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
Riverside Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cayman Pluma, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI. That's the most hits Pluma has posted since back in April of 2024. Andrew Logsdon was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Upland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Glendora.
Dylan Webb was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024.
Upland's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Riverside Prep, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 7-3.
Upland's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Riverside Prep hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Upland, though, as they've only averaged .215. Will they be able to contain Riverside Prep's hitters?
Riverside Prep couldn't quite finish off Upland in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can Riverside Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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